National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Nancy Pelosi
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
2013 Inductee
Eudora Welty
Born 1909
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Born 1926
Achievements: Science
2007 Inductee
Fanny Wright
Born 1795
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Muriel Siebert
Born 1928
Achievements: Business
1994 Inductee
Marian Wright Edelman
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Mary Burnett Talbert
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Mary McLeod Bethune
Born 1875
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Mary Putnam Jacobi
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Willa Cather
Born 1873
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Sherry Lansing
Born 1944
Achievements: Arts, Business, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Louise Bourgeois
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
Born 1878
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Lorraine Hansberry
Born 1930
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Bella Abzug
Born 1920
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Frances Perkins
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1982 Inductee
Marian de Forest
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2001 Inductee
Ethel Percy Andrus
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Frances Wisebart Jacobs
Born 1843
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Beatrice A. Hicks
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Lillian Wald
Born 1867
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Carol A. Mutter
Born 1945
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Flossie Wong-Staal
Born 1947
Achievements: Science
2019 Inductee
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1996 Inductee

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News & Events

Take Part in Convention Days Weekend

Each year, the Town of Seneca Falls comes alive in celebration of the anniversary of the the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention. This year is a special one as our nation commemorates both the 175th anniversary of the convention as well as the 100th anniversary of the...

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Join the 175th Anniversary Relay!

2023 marks the 175th anniversary of the first women's rights convention held in Seneca Falls, NY. To celebrate, the National Women's Hall of Fame is partnering with six organizations in in the area to host a 175 mile relay connecting important historical locations!...

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In Her Words: My Mother’s Story Is My Story

Our staff regularly hears from people who learn about the achievements of one of our Inductees and exclaim, “How did I not know about this person before now?”  Of course, we know the answer.  Women have been left out of the history books. Their contributions were not...

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